Rohan Hewavisenti is the Chief Financial Officer at the International Secretariat of Amnesty International, covering finance, IT, workplace, global security and legal. The Secretariat operates in 20 sites around the world.
He has held CFO / COO roles for 20 years including at the British Red Cross, NHS Confederation, WWF-UK, Fairtrade Foundation, Breast Cancer Care (since merged into Breast Cancer Now) and Imperial War Museums. Rohan has held non-executive board roles at an NHS Clinical Commissioning Group, East Thames housing association and Charity Finance Directors’ Group, and is currently treasurer at the Chartered Institute of Fundraising.
Rohan is a chartered accountant with a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Southampton University.